United States reaches H-1B cap
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18:06 28/01/2011
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on 27 January 2011 that it received enough H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2011 to reach the annual cap of 65,000 visas...
United States H-1B visas about to run out
9:45 25/01/2011
If you wish to bring in skilled professional level workers with at least a bachelors degree to the United States , you should consider applying as soon as possible. As of 21 January 2011, there were...
Close to half of US H-1B visa holders from India
19:55 17/01/2011
According to the United States Government Accountability Office (GOA), 47 percent of all H-1B visa holders between 2000 and 2009 were born in India. "Between fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 2009,...
Study: Low-skilled immigration benefits US economy
19:29 14/01/2011
A new study by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) finds that low-skilled immigration to the United States benefits consumers, employers and skilled workers. "In contrast to the broad consensus that...
Almost 7000 regular H-1Bs remain; US H-1B Masters exemption visa cap reached
18:16 06/01/2011
As of 24 December 2010, all 20,000 Master's exemption H-1B visas were used up. As of 31 December 2010 almost 7,000 regular H1B visas remain. Each year, 65,000 H-1B visas are available for United...
US companies still able to apply for H1B visas for overseas workers - 17,000 visas left
15:09 19/11/2010
Before the global financial crisis, the cap on H1B visas was being reached on the first day that visas became available for each fiscal year. In recent years visas have continued to be available...
